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| Driverless | |Driverless "pods" begin to operate at London's Heathrow airport. | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NCnvBS2SME&feature=related '''Link: Video of ride.'''] | |||
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==Industry Commentary== | ==Industry Commentary== | ||
[[Image:Boyslifecars.jpg|thumb|200px|Boy’s Life Magazine – October 1990]] | [[Image:Boyslifecars.jpg|thumb|200px|Boy’s Life Magazine – October 1990]] | ||
*''We could deliver a car to your office [near Tower Bridge] that could drive to Bristol. The technology exists, the problem is liability if there is an accident.'' [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/news/article6792747.ece '''Times Online, Aug. 12, 2009'''] | |||
*VOLVO’S new XC60 sport-utility vehicle...[is] fitted with mechanisms to help avoid a crash in the first place, including an automated braking system. The Volvo system, called City Safety, operates at up to 30kph (19mph)...City Safety uses a laser sensor fitted behind the windscreen to scan the road ahead, calculating relative speeds and distances. It applies the brakes if a collision cannot be avoided. ([http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12758720 The Economist, '''Dec 11, 2008''']) | *VOLVO’S new XC60 sport-utility vehicle...[is] fitted with mechanisms to help avoid a crash in the first place, including an automated braking system. The Volvo system, called City Safety, operates at up to 30kph (19mph)...City Safety uses a laser sensor fitted behind the windscreen to scan the road ahead, calculating relative speeds and distances. It applies the brakes if a collision cannot be avoided. ([http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12758720 The Economist, '''Dec 11, 2008''']) | ||
*Bit by bit, the day is coming when it will be possible to jump into an empty car and say: “Home, James.” ([http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12758720 The Economist, '''Dec 11, 2008''']) | *Bit by bit, the day is coming when it will be possible to jump into an empty car and say: “Home, James.” ([http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12758720 The Economist, '''Dec 11, 2008''']) | ||